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Mriganka Sur

Mriganka Sur

MIT
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
102
Citations
40139
World Ranking
708
National Ranking
397

Mriganka Sur publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mriganka Sur sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 329 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Mriganka Sur D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mriganka Sur sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mriganka Sur is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has an extensive body of research primarily in the field of neuroscience. Their work spans several related domains within neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their research concentrates on specific subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Biophysics

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of key areas, including:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Recent publications highlight contributions to the understanding of neurobiological processes and neural circuitry. Notable papers include:

  • The role of GABAergic signalling in neurodevelopmental disorders, 2021, Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  • Locus Coeruleus Norepinephrine in Learned Behavior: Anatomical Modularity and Spatiotemporal Integration in Targets, 2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Spatiotemporal dynamics of noradrenaline during learned behaviour, 2022, Nature
  • Distinct prefrontal top-down circuits differentially modulate sensorimotor behavior, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A low-cost 3D printed microfluidic bioreactor and imaging chamber for live-organoid imaging, 2021, Biomicrofluidics

Frequently publishing in high-impact journals, their work appears often in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Mriganka Sur has collaborated repeatedly with several other researchers including:

  • Jacque Pak Kan Ip
  • Chloé Delépine
  • Gabrielle T Drummond
  • Murat Yıldırım
  • Vincent Breton-Provencher

Over the course of their career, the scientist has received various recognitions, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2011
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, 2007
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1985

Best Publications

  • Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications

    Steven C. Cramer;Mriganka Sur;Bruce H. Dobkin;Charles J O'Brien

  • Topographic reorganization of somatosensory cortical areas 3b and 1 in adult monkeys following restricted deafferentation

    M. M. Merzenich;J. H. Kaas;J. Wall;R. J. Nelson

  • An emergent model of orientation selectivity in cat visual cortical simple cells

    D. C. Somers;S. B. Nelson;Mriganka Sur

  • In vivo interrogation of gene function in the mammalian brain using CRISPR-Cas9

    Lukasz Swiech;Matthias Heidenreich;Abhishek Banerjee;Naomi Habib

  • Autonomous Mental Development by Robots and Animals

    Juyang Weng;James McClelland;Alex Pentland;Olaf Sporns

  • PROGRESSION OF CHANGE FOLLOWING MEDIAN NERVE SECTION IN THE CORTICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE HAND IN AREAS 3b AND 1 IN ADULT OWL AND SQUIRREL MONKEYS

    M.M. Merzenich;J.H. Kaas;J.T. Wall;M. Sur

  • Multiple representations of the body within the primary somatosensory cortex of primates.

    Jon H. Kaas;Randall J. Nelson;Mriganka Sur;Chia-Sheng Lin

  • Patterning and plasticity of the cerebral cortex.

    Mriganka Sur;John L. R. Rubenstein

  • Tuned Responses of Astrocytes and Their Influence on Hemodynamic Signals in the Visual Cortex

    James Schummers;Hongbo Yu;Mriganka Sur

  • Structural and molecular remodeling of dendritic spine substructures during long-term potentiation.

    Miquel Bosch;Miquel Bosch;Jorge Castro;Takeo Saneyoshi;Hitomi Matsuno

  • Partial reversal of Rett Syndrome-like symptoms in MeCP2 mutant mice

    Daniela Tropea;Emanuela Giacometti;Nathan R. Wilson;Caroline Beard

  • Fabrication and biocompatibility of polypyrrole implants suitable for neural prosthetics

    Paul M. George;Alvin W. Lyckman;Alvin W. Lyckman;David A. Lavan;Anita Hegde

  • Division and subtraction by distinct cortical inhibitory networks in vivo

    Nathan R. Wilson;Caroline A. Runyan;Forea L. Wang;Mriganka Sur

  • Induction of visual orientation modules in auditory cortex

    Jitendra Sharma;Alessandra Angelucci;Mriganka Sur

  • Experimentally induced visual projections into auditory thalamus and cortex

    Mriganka Sur;Preston E. Garraghty;Anna W. Roe

  • Adaptation-Induced Plasticity of Orientation Tuning in Adult Visual Cortex

    Valentin Dragoi;Jitendra Sharma;Mriganka Sur

  • Visual behaviour mediated by retinal projections directed to the auditory pathway

    Laurie von Melchner;Laurie von Melchner;Sarah L. Pallas;Sarah L. Pallas;Mriganka Sur

  • Double representation of the body surface within cytoarchitectonic area 3b and 1 in “SI” in the owl monkey (aotus trivirgatus)

    Michael M. Merzenich;Jon H. Kaas;Jon H. Kaas;Mriganka Sur;Chia-Sheng Lin

  • Development and plasticity of cortical areas and networks.

    Mriganka Sur;Catherine A. Leamey

  • Representations of the body surface in postcentral parietal cortex of Macaca fascicularis

    R. J. Nelson;M. Sur;Daniel Felleman;J. H. Kaas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon H. Kaas
Jon H. Kaas Vanderbilt University
Ania K. Majewska
Ania K. Majewska University of Rochester
Preston E. Garraghty
Preston E. Garraghty Indiana University
Anna W. Roe
Anna W. Roe New York University
Emery N. Brown
Emery N. Brown MIT
Michael M. Merzenich
Michael M. Merzenich University of California, San Francisco
Rudolf Jaenisch
Rudolf Jaenisch MIT
Klaus Obermayer
Klaus Obermayer Technical University of Berlin
Guoping Feng
Guoping Feng MIT
David C. Somers
David C. Somers Boston University

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